Turkey and her chick

[wkathym.livejournal.com]

 Turkey and her chick
 Anyone else see the turkey hen and her one chick (or whatever a baby turkey is called) wandering around? My neighbor and husband saw it yesterday; apparently it had more than one chick then :( . I saw it this morning at 8:15 am in our back yard. It then crossed our street, Hall Ave (why did the turkey cross the road?). Other questions: where does it roost at night? Where the heck is the gobbler (or whatever the male is called).

Comments

[ron_newman]

OK, I guess it's still in the same neighborhood.
Earlier posts (with photos!) here and here.

[wkathym.livejournal.com]

Gee Ron, I thought I had searched for earlier posts before I posted under a new thread. Must have done something wrong.

[ron_newman]

not a problem... people seem to enjoy this topic, it gives people an excuse to post more turkey photos, and it got a nice reply below from Somerville Animal Control.

(and btw, I know a Kathy M. who lives on Hall Ave, but I'm guessing that you are a different Kathy on the same street)

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

Baby turkeys are called poults.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

There's only one now? That' so sad :( There used to be 7.

[frederic.livejournal.com]

That's probably this one that I saw ~2 weeks ago on Willow Street between the bike path and Ball Square:


(4 chicks visible here)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I can be hopeful (or perhaps delusional) and think she just left the rest of the kids home for some one on one together time, right? With the amount of outdoor cats in the neighborhood, and cars, I don't have to question what might have happened..

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

It totally ruined my day when I heard there was only one poult remaining :(

[jenskot.livejournal.com]

Turkeys roost in trees - its totally insane, but true. Look up near dusk, and you'll see their giant turkey butts perched in the trees branches!

[wkathym.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, I realize they live in trees (used to live in the woods and saw many turkeys), but WHICH tree? Wonder if she has a favorite one, but maybe her "poult" can't fly. Yes, I had heard there were many little ones and all but one are "lost".

Mama Turkey & Poults

[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

Somerville Animal Control has been getting several calls a day regarding Mama Turkey & her poults. It is not as uncommon as people may think to see wildlife in the city. We just got a call for a wild rabbits nest on the Somerville hospital campus, something I have never seen in all my years living in Somerville. Please allow these animals to go on their way when you see them. Do not EVER try to touch a wild animal even if it is hurt. Unless a wild animal is hurt, ill or acting very erratically, Animal Control will not remove or relocate them. Relocating a wild animal is illegal. If you do find a hurt or injured animal, please call the SPD business line at 617-625-1212 and ask that animal control be dispatch to your location.
I thank everyone for their concern for Mama Turkey and her babies. I personally think they are adorable and find it very interesting that they would choose the heart of Somerville as their home =)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding wildlife or any other animal control related issues.

April Terrio
ACO-Somerville
617-625-6600 ext 2190
aterrio at somervillema dot gov

Re: Mama Turkey & Poults

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

This is really great info, especially the contact info. Thank you!!

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is why did it cross the road?

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

To get away from the cranberry sauce.

[ron_newman]

To pick up a copy of Stuff magazine?

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

To miraculously dodge traffic and become a thanks-giving turkey.